400 WILBRAHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06053873 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k | £2.5k |
| Current assets | £2.4k | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30➖BYSOUTH, Roger Paul resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-20➖POTTINGER, Steven Neil resigneddirector
- 2022-09-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-27➕BYSOUTH, Roger Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-06-27➕BYSOUTH, Roger Paul appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-27➖POTTINGER, Steven Neil resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-25➕POTTINGER, Steven Neil appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-25➕POTTINGER, Steven Neil appointeddirector
- 2015-01-21➖NIXON, Georgina Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-21➖MARROW, Robert Ian resigneddirector
- 2015-01-21➖NIXON, Georgina Elaine resigneddirector
- 2007-01-18➕NIXON, Georgina Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-18➖UK SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-18➕MARROW, Robert Ian appointeddirector
- 2007-01-18➕NIXON, Georgina Elaine appointeddirector
- 2007-01-18➖UK DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 400 WILBRAHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2007-01-16➕UK SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-16➕UK DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roger Paul Bysouth Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Steven Neil Pottingerceased 20/09/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
400 Wilbraham Road
Manchester
M21 0UH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)
BYSOUTH, Roger Paul→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYSOUTH, Roger Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-27 · resigned 2026-01-30
NIXON, Georgina Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2015-01-21
POTTINGER, Steven Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-01-25 · resigned 2022-06-27
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2007-01-18
MARROW, Robert Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2015-01-21
NIXON, Georgina Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2015-01-21
POTTINGER, Steven Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-25 · resigned 2022-09-20
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2007-01-18
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-27